Generic Ponstel is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is used to treat pain or inflammation caused by arthritis. It is also used to treat menstrual pain.
Toradol (ketorolac) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Ketorolac works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Toradol is used short-term (5 days or less) to treat moderate to severe pain. You should not use Toradol if you have any active or recent bleeding, a head injury, a stomach ulcer, severe kidney disease, a bleeding or blood-clotting disorder if you are scheduled to have surgery, if you are in late pregnancy, or if you are breast-feeding a baby.